Turning a script on and off

[CyborgManatee]

I'm wondering if there is a way to use a key to activate/toggle a script instead of having to manually stop it from working every time you want to do so. Basically I want to be able to press R (as an example) to turn the following script on and off:

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z::a
Return

x::d
Return

Can you do that within the same script? Right now I have to go to the taskbar and right-click the script and select "Suspend Hotkeys" but I would rather be able to just press a key (using R as my example) to toggle it on and off.

(In case it matters, I've compiled the script into a .exe)

[A_AhkUser]

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^!s:: ; CTRL+ALT+S
Suspend
return

(see: https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Suspend.htm)

EDIT:
see also ExitApp command (which command instead of Suspend -- wich one disable or enable hotkeys and hotstrings -- allows exit the script : https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/ExitApp.htm)

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^!x:: ; CTRL+ALT+X
ExitApp

[Spawnova]

Here's another method using a variable, this can be useful for when you want to disable hotkeys but keep the script running.

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toggle := true
return

f1::toggle := !toggle   ;inverts toggle 0>1>0>1 etc.

#If toggle ;if toggle = true/1 then hotkeys work, otherwise disabled
z::a  ;this does not need a return since its single line
x::d